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The spire of St Magnus Cathedral confirms for sure that it is the skyline of the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall! Also very recognisable at the far right is The Kirkwall Hotel's silhouette.
I'm sure people think I'm weird when they see me pointing my camera out of the window of the plane at a sea of white stuff, but I've always found this kind of view so fascinating and beautiful.
This was on a short flight to Glasgow.
I've boosted the contrasts a little, straightened and cropped.
Taken a few days ago right before a light storm. As you can see I'm an outdoor person & to me nature is just so beautiful. Not feeling very well today, only got very little sleep
Out for dinner at Jason's Deli after attending a birthday party for J's friend. I was so mad that I didn't have my full bag of equip because I really needed the CPL filter. Just as I was about to get in the car and not take the photo I remembered that I had my polarized sunglasses!! I whipped them out held them in front of the lens and snapped the photo.
This is the result!!
Landscapes made of clouds, seen in the infrared part of the spectrum during flights more than eight kilometers above the ground.
NEX-5, IR modified (> 700 nm)
Nikon D4 + 24-70mm f/2.8G | Seattle to Chicago flight, 9 Aug 2012
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